Majestic, Alabama
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Kimberly-Morris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35116. The Survey maps it on the Gardendale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 27 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1889 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Birmingham Coal District quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Birmingham Coal District quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1906 USGS Birmingham Special quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gardendale quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Gardendale quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
173 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Majestic between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,526 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 53 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190930-2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Majestic: 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jef 3 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Tarrant | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Majestic in 5 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Majestic | $500 | Several trees uprooted along Glennwood Road near Morris. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Majestic | - | Trees fell across Glennwood Rd near Glennwood Baptist Church. Another tree fell on a car in Gardendale. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Majestic | - | A power pole was snapped, with downed lines, along Castle Heights Rd. |
| November 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Majestic | - | The tornado began in the vicinity of Hagood Mountain Road in northeast Jefferson County. Several trees were snapped or uprooted and limbs were downed in the area of Frances Dr, Donaldson Rd, and Glennwood Rd, with downed power lines and minor roof damage. The tornado then quickly moved northeastward, crossing Morris Majestic Rd and Happy Top Rd before ending in the vicinity of Brasher Road. Along the path, several trees were snapped and uprooted. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Majestic | - | Quarter-size hail was reported in a neighborhood along Self Creek Rd east of Kimberly. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 0.7 miles | 26 | |
| Monmouth | 1.2 miles | 28 | |
| Crosston | 2.1 miles | 28 | |
| Self Creek | 2.3 miles | 26 | |
| Country Haven | 2.5 miles | 26 | |
| Morris | 2.5 miles | 27 | |
| Bradford | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Kimberly | 3.3 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 122226. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












